Disney delivered a surprise when Comic-Con attendees were treated to a sudden sneak peek at the footage from The Lone Ranger, and we caught every second of it.
The first look compiled footage from the movie that's, amazingly, still in production. Set to a grand voiceover that muses on of a world where "time and space [is] under the mastery of man," the montage opens with wide vistas the American West, a train barreling towards an old timey town. There's a lot of action — the town appears under attack, with explosions and flying train parts flying every which way. We see a boy throw a bullet into the air. Who is at the other end? Editing masks the truth, but the next thing we see is the big surprise: Johnny Depp as Tonto!
Depp picks up the voiceover: "There comes a time khemosabi when good men must wear mask." Appropriate, as we next week Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger. Shots from Gore Verbinski's Western blockbuster flash by at lightning speed: Helena Bonham Carter in period costume, Tonto riding underneath a speeding train, Lone Ranger galloping on horseback. The action is big, in the vein of Pirates of the Caribbean, and Depp's Tonto looks equally as kooky and scene-stealing. The final image is the film's logo, a raven acting as a mask for Depp's eyes over the title. Though production had a few bumps along the way, a budget in question, and plenty of skeptics, Lone Ranger just proved itself one to watch in 2013.
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You approach one of Tyler Perry's Aunt Madea movies with certain expectations. Lively banter, wacky anecdotes, and maybe a few references to classic television. When it comes to Perry's newest venture, Madea's Witness Protection, these things aren't limited to the film alone. They were front and center on the Red Carpet.
On Monday, Hollywood.com got a chance to catch up with two of Witness Protection's most versatile stars: John Amos and Marla Gibbs. Between the two actors' résumés, just about every single television show in American history is covered. Amos might be best known as Good Times star James Evans, Sr., but he has so many programs and films to his name that it's really difficult to pinpoint him to a single role. One of Amos' more recent ventures was The West Wing, created by Aaron Sorkin, who Amos calls "That writer that is a cut above most writers working in television today. I had the pleasure of doing some of the best words I’ve ever had as an actor when I was doing Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing," adding that he was "looking forward to" Sorkin's new series The Newsroom.
Amos then delved into a tale about how his West Wing character got him in good with Secretary of State Colin Powell: "That was an unforgettable hour in my life. I’m sitting outside his office. I’m waiting for him to be free to see me. I thought it was going to be a very cursory meeting — ‘Hi, here’s a picture for you, I’ve got to get back to state business.’ He came out, he looked at me, and he said, ‘Percy Fitzwallace! What kind of name is that for a brother?’"
Amos laughed, continuing the story: "Totally disarmed me! I fell on the floor! He said, ‘Get up, you’re embarrassing me!’ We went into his office, and he called his wife Alma. He said, ‘Alma, you’ll never guess who I’m sitting in my office talking to.’ I thought to myself, ‘She’ll never guess who he’s talking to?! If my mom and my dad could see me sitting, talking to the secretary of state, my dad’s chest would pop buttons through a brick wall!’"
Going back a little further into the realm of classic television, the Witness Protection Red Carpet also granted an opportunity to chat about The Jeffersons with Marla Gibbs, who was unforgettable as Florence Johnston, the titular family's wisecracking maid. In this age of TV-to-film adaptations, Gibbs was enthusiastic about the idea of a movie version of The Jeffersons.
Gibbs joked, "I'd consider going back to anything!" before contemplating the casting on a Jeffersons picture: "Mr. Jefferson’s still with us, so he can play Mr. Jefferson. There’s not that many of us around. But Ralph the doorman is still here. Jenny is still with us." As for the rest of the roles, Gibbs optimistically remarked, "I’m sure there are talented young actors out there who can pick up the parts."
The prospect of a Madea's Witness Protection Red Carpet is uplifting enough, but getting a chance to dish about great TV shows with the actors who starred on them? That's just gold. Catch Madea's Witness Protection in theaters now.
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Hugh Jackman had a very special night at the Tony Awards on Sunday (10Jun12) - his actress wife Deborra-Lee Furness surprised him with the Special Tony Award for his work onstage.
The Australian actor jetted to his adopted New York City for the prizegiving during a break in the filming of Les Miserables in Europe and was left speechless when his partner strutted out onstage to honour her "special man" with one of the night's big trophies.
Furness admitted she was thrilled to have her husband back after four months of filming on location, but she joked, "There's nothing more romantic after not seeing your husband for four months than to have our first night back together on a Broadway stage with 12 million people watching."
The actor stepped up onstage and told the audience, "She's (Furness) never kept a secret her entire life. (She said), 'I'm just off to the loo (restroom),' and I was like, 'OK, see you in a bit!'"
Jackman ended his acceptance speech by urging his "incredible" wife to share the spotlight with him and told her, "I love you with all my heart. I know how much you hate public speaking; this is probably the greatest thing you've ever done for me. Really. It means the world to me."
He wasn't the only actor paying a heartfelt tribute to his partner at the Tonys - British comedian James Corden singled out his girlfriend Julia Carey for a special mention during his Best Actor acceptance speech.
He said, "My girlfriend, Julia, gave birth to our son, like, five days before we started rehearsals and she's my baby momma and I can't wait to marry her.
"I would not be holding this if it wasn't for her. She made me say 'us' instead of 'I' and 'we' instead of 'me' and I love her."
Elsewhere, it was a huge night for the stage musical adaptation of hit movie Once, which picked up eight of its 10 nominations, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for star Steve Kazee.
Peter &amp; the Starcatcher was another big hit at the Tonys, claiming four awards, while Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, The Gershwin's Porgy &amp; Bess, Newsies, and Nice Work if you Can Get It picked up two gongs apiece.
The list of winners is:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Judith Light (Other Desert Cities)
Best Orchestrations - Martin Lowe (Once)
Best Choreography - Christopher Gattelli (Newsies)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Michael McGraw (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Book of a Musical - Enda Walsh (Once)
Best Sound Design of a Play - Darron L West (Peter &amp; the Starcatcher)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Clive Goodwin (Once)
Best Direction of a Musical - John Tiffany (Once)
Best Direction of a Play - Mike Nichols (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Christian Borle (Peter &amp; the Starcatcher)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Judy Kaye (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Paloma Young (Peter &amp; the Starcatcher)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Gregg Barnes (Follies)
Best Original Score - Alan Menken &amp; Jack Feldman (Newsies)
Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Donyale Werle (Peter &amp; the Starcatcher)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bob Crowley (Once)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Natasha Katz (Once)
Best Play - Clybourne Park
Best Revival of a Musical - The Gershwin's Porgy &amp; Bess
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Steve Kazee (Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Audra McDonald (The Gershwin's Porgy &amp; Bess)
Best Musical - Once
Lifetime Achievement Award - Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award - Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award - Hugh Jackman

While not as mainstream or easily accessible as the Hollywood film scene and its awards show The Oscars, The Tonys, the entertainment industry's annual celebration of all things Broadway, may be just as important as its big screen counterpart. Maybe even more so — a Tony win can lead to recognition in puts the spotlight on a show, actor or creative behind-the-scenes contributor. Suddenly, their theatrical endeavor is mainstream, and so is everything they do after. The Tonys is a career making show — the Academy Awards can't always say the same.
Tonight's show could kickstart a number of careers. Find out who the winners are by keeping up with this page all night! The Tonys begin tonight, June 10, at 8 EST on CBS. The winners appear in bold:
Best Play
Claybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical
Lysistra Jones, Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies, Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work If You Can Get It, Joe DiPietro
Once, Enda Walsh
Best Original Score
Bonnie &amp; Clyde, Music: Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics: Don Black
Newsies, Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors, Music &amp; Lyrics: Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher, Music: Wayne Barker, Lyrics: Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play
Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical
Evita
Follies
The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella, Man and Boy
John Lithgow, The Columnist
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
Trcie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon, Wit
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Follies
Jeremy Jordan, Newsies
Steve Kazee, Once
Norm Lewis, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Rob Raines, Follies
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jam Maxwell, Follies
Audra McDonald, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Cristin MIlloti, Once
Kelli O'Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes Bonnie &amp; Clyde
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Tom Edden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty, End of the Rainbow
Andrew Garfield, Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Spencer Kayden, Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Linda Emond, Death of a Salesman
Condola Rashad, Stick Fly
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Phillip Boykin, em>The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris, Evita
Michael McGrath, Nice Work If You Can Get It
David Alan Grier, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Josh Young Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jayne Houdyshell, Follies
Jessie Mueller, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Elizabeth A. Davis, Once
Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Da'Vine Joy Randoplh Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
Mike Nichols, Death of a Salesman
Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Direction of a Musical
Diane Paulus, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Jeff Calhoun, Newsies
Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It
John Tiffany, Once
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Evita
Christopher Gattelli, Newsies
Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Steven Hoggett, Once
Best Orchestrations
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Danny Troob, Newsies
Bill Elliot, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Martin Lowe, Once
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Daniel Ostling, Claybourne Park
John lee Beatty, Other Desert Cities
Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll, Ghost the Musical
Tobin Ost and Sven Ortel, Newsies
George Tsypin, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Bob Crowley, Once
Best Costume Design of a Play
Paul Tazewell, A Streetcar Named Desire
Don't Dress for Dinner, William Ivey Long
Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher
Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors
Best Costume Design of a Musical
ESosa, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Gregg Barnes, Follies
Eiko Ishioka, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Martin Pakledinaz, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Peter Kaczorowski, The Road to Mecca
Kenneth Posner, Other Desert Cities
Jeff Croiter, Peter and the Starcatcher
Brian MacDevitt, Death of a Salesman
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Christopher Akerlind, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Natasha Katz, Follies
Natasha Katz, Once
Hugh Vanstone, Ghost the Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, One Man, Two Guvnors
Gareth Owen, End of the Rainbow
Darron L. West, Peter and the Starcatcher
Scott Lehrer, Death of a Salesman
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners, The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Kai Harada, Follies
Clive Goodwin, Once
Brian Ronan, Nice Work If You Can Get It
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Jamie Foxx is the true purveyor of the American dream. The man started out as a mentally ill derelict but might now serve as the president of the United States of America. Deadline reports that Foxx is in talks to join the cast of Roland Emmerich's White House Down, an action-thriller about a militant group that invades the White House in an attempt to capture the first family. Channing Tatum is already set to play the central character, a Secret Service agent who defends the POTUS (I've been watching a lot of Veep).
Foxx might be the next to join Hollywood's Hall of Presidents — a community diverse in many ways, most of all competence. Here's a quick look back at some of the other fine actors who have led the United States of America through some of its most trying, yet highest grossing, periods in national history... to varying degrees of success.
Harrison Ford (Air Force One)
Served During: The Great Plane Exodus
Campaign Slogan: “Get off my plane… and on my bandwagon!”
Legacy: Terrorists running scared.
Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games)
Served During: The Games of Hunger
Campaign Slogan: “This is pretty much a dictatorship, so you don’t really have a choice.”
Legacy: A whole lot of kids killing each other and widespread famine, but a big boost in the entertainment industry.
Stanley Anderson (The Rock and Armageddon)
Served During: AlcaGate, and The Meteor Crisis of 1998
Campaign Slogan: “Where there is a Michael Bay movie, I will preside over it.”
Legacy: I'm sure he'll get another shot in Ninja Turtles.
Morgan Freeman (Deep Impact)
Served During: The Other Meteor Crisis of 1998
Campaign Slogan: “It doesn’t even matter what I say, you love my voice. I support book burning and nuclear war. You’ll still elect me.”
Legacy: Nobody remembers. Damn Ben Affleck movie...
Jack Nicholson (Mars Attacks!)
Served During: The Golden Age of Tim Burton
Campaign Slogan: “You can't handle the — wait, that's not right. Here's Johnny?”
Legacy: He gave the world Natalie Portman.
Peter Baker (The Day After Tomorrow)
Served During: The Cold War
Campaign Slogan: “Global warming, shmobal shmarming!”
Legacy: And now, announcing his successor...
Kevin Kline (Dave)
Served During: The Gemini Period
Campaign Slogan: “Don't tell anyone, but I'm not actually the president.”
Legacy: Sometimes, you've just got to roll up your sleeves and pass the buck onto Ben Kingsley.
Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
Served During: The Nuclear Apocalypse
Campaign Slogan: “I don't need your votes. I play every other person in this movie. I make up the majority of the population.”
Legacy: He didn't do great...
Martin Sheen (The American President and The West Wing)
Served During: The Sorkin Period
Campaign Slogan: “I won’t let my son anywhere near the White House.”
Legacy: Whole lotta walk-and-talks.
James Rebhorn (Rocky and Bullwinkle)
Served During: Moosifest Destiny
Campaign Slogan: "I’m bound to play the president eventually — I’m in every movie ever made!”
Legacy: The government nearly fell victim to a literal mole in the White House.
Dennis Quaid (American Dreamz)
Served During: The Age of American Idolatry
Campaign Slogan: “Try and guess which president I’m making fun of.”
Legacy: A kid got blown up on live national television. Otherwise, all good.
Bill Pullman (Independence Day)
Served During: The Era of Great Movie Speeches
Campaign Slogan: “We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! … I made that up.”
Legacy: We beat 'em.
Jamie Foxx
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We've suffered through the star-studded indignity of Valentine's Day and the multi-storyline ignominy of New Year's Eve and the alien attack of Independence Day (but that's a whole different ball of gooey alien gut wax.) Now we have the latest scourge in this Hollywood holiday spree: Memorial Day: The Movie. Like all wonderful movies (that I am making up for fun on a Friday afternoon) it stars Katherine Heigl and a slew of other well wishing celebrities who are looking to cash a big fat paycheck.
Heigl stars as Chelsea, a New York City magazine journalist who is only concerned about her career. At the last minute, before getting on the Jitney to head out to the Hamptons, her editor (Christine Baranski) tells her that she needs a story about a Fleet Week romance and that she is going to have to bring it home or else she is fired. Katherine cancels her plans and her four friends roll their eyes and head off without her. She heads down to Midtown where absolutely every sailor totally ignores her. Finally she runs into a dashing sergeant (Patrick Dempsey) who steals the last seat at a crowded bar, making a flustered Chelsea absolutely furious. She cusses him out and he says that he's going to help her find a romance to pay her back. She thanks him and they head out into the town. After going to several bars they can only find guys hooking up. They go to a Broadway show and approach a sailor (Jack Black) and his woman (Jennifer Coolidge) and find out she's sick of him being trapped on a submarine all the time and is going to ask for a divorce. Finally they get a tip from a loud cabbie (Gilbert Godfried) who tells them to go to Chez Josefine to look for a romance. The restaurant is empty, but the owner (Gerard Depardieu) has a table just for them. They clink champagne glasses and stare deeply into each other's eyes. Finally they head off to the USS Intrepid and scale the boat just as the fire works (that don't really happen in New York on Memorial Day, but whatever) are going off and they kiss. It turns out, the story of Fleet Week romance Katherine Heigl was looking for was hers!
Let's not forget about her four friends (Amy Adams, Keira Knightley, Isla Fisher, and Lea Michelle)! They're all excited about their first weekend in the Hamptons and the rich men they're going to meet at a fancy barbecue the next day. However on the Long Island Expressway, their bus breaks down and sets on fire, destroying all their luggage. But, good fortune! A minivan full of attractive men (Neil Patrick Harris, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, and Anderson Cooper) has four extra seats for four pretty ladies. They get their flirt on something hard before realizing that all the men in the car are gay. There is some making out between the men and the girls get to their house. They realize that it is locked and head out back to try to break into the house they're renting. They make a mess in the mud trying to get in, and then are caught by the cops (Joe Mangianello and Nicolas Coster-Waldau). They drag them into jail where they share a cell with four guys (Chase Crawford, Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley, and some other guy from Gossip Girl.) They share a chuckle and when they're all bailed out in the morning the boys drag them to their BBQ. Turns out they were the rich guys throwing the party in the first place, and they are all now hedge fund wives (still covered in mud).
Jerry (Zac Efron) is having a BBQ in Central Park and it is so hot he is forced to take off his shirt multiple times. There's something about a girl (Taylor Swift) who lost her dog and he leaves his friends at the party to go help her. The whole time he keeps ignoring phone calls from his sister. They fall in love. They find the dog. Zac puts his shirt on and finally answers his sister's call and it's Katherine Heigl! She's in love too!
In the park near Jerry's BBQ, a hot dog vendor (Ben Stiller) is going to be evicted from his house unless he raises $10,000 by Monday. How is he going to sell that many hot dogs? His son (the funny kid from Modern Family... no, the skinny one) gets his friends (Jaden Smith and the other funny kid from Modern Family) and tells them they have to raise all this money. They decide to hold a hot dog eating contest and charge people $5 to watch. They are so adorable that the local news covers it (Chelsea, you are totally missing this story) and they raise all the money and everyone is happy.
Julia Roberts is spending another weekend at her shore house. She Julia Roberts with Julia Roberts and calls her friends Julia and Roberts. They smile. They laugh. They love life. It's Julia Roberts. Who cares what she does. Tom Hanks shows up at the end and they kiss. The end.
Jessica Biel is a world champion croquet player who broke her arm the day before the huge croquet world series in Queens. Instead she's bumming around a hotel in Midtown and feeling sorry for herself. Ashton Kutcher plays the bellhop who is just about to get off duty who says he'll show her the best day of her life. He takes her to the Central Park Zoo, he takes her to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he takes her to Shake Shack (mmmm, Shake Shack) and then he tries to kiss her and she's like, "Sorry, I have a boyfriend." He is all bummed. Then, the next day her boyfriend (Casey Affleck, who could use some work) is all like, "I only liked you because you were as good at croquet as I was. Now I'm dumping you, you sticky wicket." She's sad, but Ashton cheers her up again. This time, with tongue.
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Welcome back to another edition of Unhappy Hour, pop culture fiends! Man, the world of celebs, TV, and movies sure does test our limits at every turn. Life is just so rough. But, that's why holiday weekends like Memorial Day are so important. You could blame your penchant for summertime brews on the stress of like, work, or something, but believe us: These pop culture happenings are worse.
Besides, what a better badge of pop culture honor is there than answering the inevitable "What's got you so stressed?" question with something like, "My favorite TV show won't be back until September, okay? LAY OFF!"? Now, sit back, work out that grilling arm, grab a beer, and get ready for the most ridiculous goings-on from the week of May 21.
Beware! This post contains spoilers from Revenge, American Idol, and Glee!
Have Some Light Beers By The Grill
Is That You, Jack? Alex Cross Renders Matthew Fox Unrecognizable
It already broke our hearts to see Matthew Fox go alternate-universe Jack when he ended up with that pesky DUI, but now, he's looking like a lesser version of The Dark Knight Rises' Bane. Why is this happening?
Alison Brie Is Off the Market, Boys
The darling actress known for her roles on Community and Mad Men has reportedly been dating Dave Franco for months now. They even buy groceries together and hold hands. Boys, I'm sorry. Ladies, prepare for the moping. So much moping.
Kristen Stewart Wore These Lizard Lady Pants In Public
Just click. And accept this preemptive apology: We're sorry. No one should have to see those pants.
Battleship Already Got Us Drunk Once
Some boats make you seasick. This boat gives you the drunk-person wobble.
Grab a Rum Punch, Heavy on the Rum (Mini-Umbrella Optional)
Bill Clinton Was Caught Chilling With Porn Stars In Monte Carlo
Because as Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy says, our good opinion once lost is lost forever? Oh well. Party on, Mr. President.
Glee's Season Finale Was a Nonsensical Journey to No Where
Graduation didn't clean up any of our McKinley set's issues. It just took the riff-raff and brushed it under the rug. And then it sent Rachel Berry to New York in a Cracker Jack Flight Attendant suit four months before she's supposed to start college. Hot. Mess.
Idol's Cute-Southern-Boy-Loving Army Triumphs... Again
Look, Phillip Phillips is fantastic. And adorable. And talented. And did we mention how adorable he is? He's great. It would just be nice if for once, since the time Jordin Sparks took the title, we didn't see the Cute Southern White Boy's win coming from a mile away.
Take a Trip to Long Island... Iced Tea
Revenge is Done Until September. And Victoria Might Be Dead.
It's bad enough that we have to live without the Hamptons melodrama until September, but now we can't be sure our beloved Queen Victoria Grayson will be around come premiere time. In the final minutes of the Season 1 finale, Victoria supposedly died in a plane crash, but we refuse to believe it. Revenge without Victoria is like a nice glass of scotch... minus the scotch.
Showrunner Dan Harmon was fired from Community
So much for #SixSeasonsAndAMovie. The man whose slightly worrisome brain spawned the pop culture darling that is NBC's Community, has been shoved off the poop deck of his beloved ship. This is the darkest timeline. Prepare your black, felt goatee.
Justin Bieber Just Ruined Your Childhood
This is almost the limit for weird celebrity behavior, give or take a Kanye West pants malfunction: Justin Bieber's has a nickname for his genetalia. Oh, but it gets worse. The nickname is Jerry, which started a Twitter phenomenon of ardent fans promising to be the Tom to Bieber's Jerry. (Shudder.) Hanna Barbara, we've failed you.
Nicole Kidman Gives Zac Efron a Shower of Sorts in Their Cannes Flick
Yep. This is the limit. This is just about as much as we can handle. Nicole Kidman's character bestows a golden show upon Zac Efron in their new movie The Paperboy. And no, I will not be footing the bill for your subsequent therapy sessions upon reading that sentence.
What do you think was the most despicable pop culture story this week? Sound off in the comments!
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, we see the opulent world of Jay Gatsby's New York City in the 1920s through the eyes of Midwesterner Nick Carraway. In Baz Luhrmann's 2012 adaptation of the high school English class staple, we still see the opulent world of Jay Gatsby's New York City in the 1920s through the eyes of Nick Carraway (played in the film by Tobey Maguire), only this time he's wearing 3D glasses and listening to Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne.
"Who is this Gatsby?" a wide-eyed Nick Carraway asks at the 30-second mark of the love-it-or-leave-it first trailer for the eagerly anticipated film. This Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) is still the mysterious millionaire with a penchant for wild parties and beautiful shirts, whose heart still belongs to Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) that we know from Fitzgerald's timeless work. But this Gatsby is also quintessential Luhrmann.
Gatsby's parties now have all the makings of a Luhrmann party: It is over-the-top, fast-paced, teeming with gorgeous, dancing women (Moulin Rouge), Leonardo DiCaprio is there and at some point, fireworks are set off (Romeo &amp; Juliet.) There's modern music in lieu of music from the era being portrayed (including Jack White's cover of U2's “Love is Blindness"), there's a heartbreaking love triangle (this time it's Joel Edgerton's interpretation of Tom Buchanan), and there's the worry among purists that Luhrmann's aesthetic overwhelms the core of the story. Still, the trailer (not in 3D, unfortunately) packs more goosebumps and excitement about revisiting Gatsby than the exceedingly dull 1974 adaptation with Robert Redford.
Watch The Great Gatsby trailer below and see how many Luhrmann staples you can spot in just two-and-a-half minutes:
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For everything 30 Rock does so very right (Liz Lemon's endlessly re-quotable quips) there is something they haven't quite nailed down in their six magnificently off-the-wall seasons on the air: Season finales. Much like the disappointing "Kidney Now!" Season 3 finale, last night's Season 6 ender "What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?” wasn't everything the show is capable of (especially after having such a stellar season) but that's not to say it's not a total relief they'll back for 13 more episodes for a final Season 7.
Especially now that it seems like Liz's perfect match Criss (sorry, Wesley Snipes) is in it for the long haul. Not only did James Marsden's dreamy character, what with his beautiful lady face and his James Van Der Beek appreciation that doesn't include Dawson's Creek, sell his hot dog van to have extra money for their plant –– er, baby –– but he finally got Liz to stop worrying and not bail on something great. Criss calls Liz out on her s**t, supports her endlessly, and laughs at her stupid jokes. Isn't that what we all want from someone at the end of the day?
Of course, not all seemingly perfect couples have happy endings. Avery's return from North Korea was supposed to be a joyous thing for Jack, but their rampant jealousy and mistrust (Jack kissed her mother, Avery had a secret code affair with co-host-age Scott Scottsman) turned their planned vow renewal into a surprise divorce ceremony. While Kim Jung Il, I mean, uh, just a regular waiter who is definitely not Kim Jung Il, pleaded for 30 Rock writers to pull a Friends or Moonlighting and get Jack and Liz together, I hope this show never breaks with its unconventional convention. Besides, Criss is the right guy for Liz and Julianne Moore's Bahston babe Nancy is meant to balance out Jack.
If the idea of Jack and Liz making a go of it makes you shudder, too, than I can imagine you had an equally averse reaction to watching Kenneth and a homeless Hazel (Kristen Schaal) shack up as roommates and engage in the most uncomfortable televised kiss since this. Thankfully, that wasn't the only side plot during last night's hit-or-miss finale, there was also the gloriously funny story line about Tracy being named Man of the Year by the Aryan Patriot Party thanks to his behavior. Despite the best efforts of Grizz, Dot Com, and Dr. Cornel West (as himself, but mistaken for Questlove by Tracy) to give Tracy a positive black role model, after an epiphany (okay, seeing his reflection in Rosa Parks' dress at a museum) he opts to go the Tyler Perry route instead. I don't wanna wait for 30 Rock's life to be over. I'm in denial that it ever will.
Here are the other best lines and moments from last night's 30 Rock Season 6 finale:
- Pat Kiernan cameo!
- "Brother" Jason Segel
- Liz's refusal to say the phrase "man cave"
- Liz's montage with her plant baby (Planty!) set to a Randy Newman-like tune about plants
- "Skinny arm havers!"- Liz, to Avery and her mother, followed by a stop, drop, and roll to get out of an awkward encounter
- "Hey, I don't bail! I'm still watching Smash!"- Liz, to Criss
- "Have fun always carrying a light sweater!" - Jenna, to Hazel after she warns her she'll have to move to the Bay Area
- " I get your Yankees tickets on A-Rod bobble head day. And I’m going to throw that thing in front of a train. Go Phillies!”- Liz, showing her hometown pride to Jack
- "Check out Kim Jung Un's pants! Where's the flood?" - Avery, to Scott
- "You know what kind of women in their 40s have never been married, Liz? Uggos, crazies, and bailers. You’re not an uggo. And you’re Haha Crazy, not Oh Boy crazy, which means you bail!" - Criss, to Liz
- "Maggie Smith is a treasure!” - Avery
- "Darth Vader. Ninjas. Some black licorice I tried to make into the shape of my dad.”- Tracy, on his black role models
- "For instance, in Pixar’s upcoming movie about trash, I’m doing the voice of a lazy bottle of grape-flavored soda named Funky Bobo." - Tracy
- "There will never be a president Ashton, or a Dr. Katniss, or a non-sexually confused Lorne.” - Jack
So where does that leave us for the shortened upcoming Season 7? Hopefully with Criss and Liz having a baby, Jack finally getting to run Kabletown, Hazel moving out of New York City for good, Jenna marrying Paul, Tracy dethroning Tyler Perry, and Lutz ... never mind, Lutz is the worst. What are you hoping to see for next season? Did you find the Season 6 finale surprisingly lackluster, too? Sound off in the comments section below.
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When television shows want to break out of their regular format they send their characters to Hawaii or have a musical-themed episode or go live. But leave it to 30 Rock, television's eccentric cousin who goes to art school, to step into its own alternate reality TV universe.
Just a week after doing its second live episode, 30 Rock revisited the divisive Queen of Jordan. I happen to really love the faux Bravo series and desperately wish it was a real show. Make this happen, Andy Cohen. If you don't –– RUDE!
The whole gang was back and loonier than ever, even by reality TV standards. D'Fwan made his own d'fwine, which he wants you to d'fwink responsibly; Portia had a catch phrase she wasn't crazy about ("Portia reads the paper!"); and Randi bravely posed for Playboy "against their wishes" But it was, as always, all about Angie (the pitch-perfect Sherri Shepherd.)
Since we last saw her, Angie (or Tangiers, if you will) has become an octuple threat as a reality star/actress/singer-songreader/perfumist/IBS survivor/best-selling author of a book she didn't write/catch phrase coiner ("Rude!" was wonderful, but it's no "Ham!"), and now, a designer for her clothing line Cheek (pronounced "chic") a "stretchable formal wear for elegant plus-size women and huskier gays.” Angie is poised to introduce Cheek to the world with her fashion show that will feature an in-no-way-planned surprise from her husband Tracy. But even with D'Fwan and Randi and Portia and insanely adorable baby Virginia on her team, Angie was outcrazied by the TGS crew, who will always outcrazy everyone.
While Jenna was desperate to get on cam-er-ah (nothing new there), Liz found herself immersed in a hilarious standoff with baby Virginia (the episode's MVP) after inadvertently criticizing her chubby baby legs ("Never talk about a black woman’s leg size. Not on babies, not on the Williams sisters, not on a mannequin at Avenue," D'Fwan warned) and Jack and Diana (Mary Steenburgen) tried, and failed spectacularly, at hiding their affair from a soon-to-be-returning Avery and the cameras.
You have to give the 30 Rock writers a lot of credit for this episode. Not only did they make their latest Queen of Jordan even funnier than the first one, but they moved the story along in a real way (Jack is getting closer to facing the reality of his wife coming back, Liz is certain that, despite some judgmental babies, she wants one of her own) and tackled one of the show's biggest hurdles: Jack and Liz kissing.
It finally happened and it wasn't because of some big, romantic confession that they've loved each other all along or "it was all just a crazy dream." No, it was because Jack spun such a terrible lie that involved a homeless guys (30 Rock's resident homeless guy Hannibal Buress) named "Gus", Russian restaurants named "Russ", and Chandler Bing-like cover-up about why he just kissed someone he shouldn't have been kissing. Jack and Liz kissed and it was awkward and forced and everything a long-anticipated television kiss shouldn't be. It was perfect.
Here are some of the other best lines and moments from last night's 30 Rock:
– "Not to be racist, but white guys are typically punctual."- Tracy
– "Doctor guy, pilot guy, Cleveland dude, British guy, rich dude, James Franco.” - Tracy, on why Liz is a "sex maniac"
– “I really don’t watch TV. I’m more of a masturbator.” - Tracy – "Oh my God. Ned Stark is dead?!” Grizz, reading – "I’ve never been so disrespected in my life and I’ve gone to and worked at the post office!" - Angie – "That's right, I read World War II history, motherf***er!" - Angie, after spouting her latest catch phrase "A bridge too far" – Liz wearing the same outfit as Virginia to the Cheek fashion show. – Jenna attended "Adrien Brody's unaccredited acting school." – Kenneth modeling, wondering what cocaine is like, and revealing his roommate was John Mark Karr. – Queen of Jordan's descriptions: Liz = Lisa Lampanelli? Kenneth = Not Worth Describing Dianna = Keeping It Tight Jack = NBC exec (That's a Television Channel) Would you agree this was the better of the two Queen of Jordan installments? Which line slayed you? ("Why don't you control your dog?" "He controls me!") Was the Jack and Liz kiss everything you'd hoped it would be and more? Sound off in the comments section, because it's my way 'til payday. [Photo credit: NBC] More: 30 Rock: Live Blog! 30 Rock Live: Can You Spot All The Changes Between the East &amp; West Coast Broadcasts? 30 Rock Recap: We Need To Talk About Kevins